Japan’s cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) panel has approved a revised handling policy for the CEA system for FY2026, with the health…
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MHLW to Tap NCCHD Database to Improve Pediatric Drug Use Environment
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) will launch a project next fiscal year to set up a regime that would utilize a database of the National Center for Child Health and Development (NCCHD) to facilitate the addition of…
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